“It was pretty stunning to get a nomination,” she says. “I had had some mid-chart singles and just kind of wondered if my time was over. It’s so good to be appreciated.”

In addition to “You and Tequila,” which she wrote with Deana Carter, Berg has also co-penned songs including Carter’s hit “Strawberry Wine,” Martina McBride’s “Wild Angels” and Pam Tillis’ “Wrong Side of Memphis.”